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Audio Description of Art : The Role of Mental Imagery and Embodiment

Holsanova, Jana LU orcid (2021) Exploring visual art auditively. Art, language, and sounds in culture and museums In Lund University Cognitive Studies p.1-19
Abstract
How can we make visual art accessible for audiences with visual impairment and blindness? Can audio description help blind and visually impaired (BVI) audiences to understand and experience art? Which ingredients must AD contain to evoke and stimulate the creation of vivid internal mental images? Can AD engage the target audiences and contribute to their aesthetic experience and enjoyment? What other means are there to enhance inclusion and immersion? The paper focuses on how audio description can evoke and stimulate the creation of vivid internal images via verbal descriptions of art and thereby contribute to an embodied aesthetic experience for the BVI audiences. It introduces research on image perception, image description, and mental... (More)
How can we make visual art accessible for audiences with visual impairment and blindness? Can audio description help blind and visually impaired (BVI) audiences to understand and experience art? Which ingredients must AD contain to evoke and stimulate the creation of vivid internal mental images? Can AD engage the target audiences and contribute to their aesthetic experience and enjoyment? What other means are there to enhance inclusion and immersion? The paper focuses on how audio description can evoke and stimulate the creation of vivid internal images via verbal descriptions of art and thereby contribute to an embodied aesthetic experience for the BVI audiences. It introduces research on image perception, image description, and mental imagery, relevant for audio description; summarise guidelines and recommendations for audio description of art; and offers authentic examples of AD of art tailored for the target audiences. The paper underlines the importance of reception studies and discusses the issue of inclusion and multi-sensory experiences. (Less)
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keywords
visual art, accessibility, audio description, audio guide, mental images, aesthetic experience, blind and visually impaired audiences, embodiment, multi-sensory experience, image perception, image description
in
Lund University Cognitive Studies
issue
181
pages
1 - 19
publisher
Lund University Cognitive Studies
conference name
Exploring visual art auditively. Art, language, and sounds in culture and museums
conference location
Malmö, Sweden
conference dates
2021-05-20 - 2021-05-21
ISSN
1101-8453
project
Discourse, vision and cognition
Bildbeskrivning
Syntolkning - forskning och praktik
How the blind audience receive and experience audio descriptions of visual events
Audio description: to elicit mental images for those who do not see
Audio description for accessible communication/ Syntolkning för tillgänglig kommunikation
language
English
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yes
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4177b7a6-ada7-43c0-8e33-bf9cc2d3bd7c
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https://www.lucs.lu.se/publications/lund-university-cognitive-studies/
date added to LUP
2021-08-14 19:58:22
date last changed
2023-11-06 14:05:40
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  author       = {{Holsanova, Jana}},
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  title        = {{Audio Description of Art : The Role of Mental Imagery and Embodiment}},
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